164: 18 Proven Ways to Run Faster
The Strength Running Podcast
Jason Fitzgerald
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 November 2020
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Breaking through a performance plateau when you seem to be slowing down can be frustrating. Running improvement sometimes can be difficult.
How do you train differently? What are the low-risk, high-reward activities that will prompt you to keep improving?
Sometimes, a fresh set of eyes on your training is what it takes. Use the improvement suggestions in this episode to help you think more strategically about your training, challenge yourself to try something new, and get out of your comfort zone.
For more, visit strengthrunning.com or our youtube channel.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Ready, set go. |
| 0:04.0 | This is episode 164, giving you 18 proven ways to become a faster runner. I'm Jason Fitzgerald, your host today. I'm the coach and author behind Strength Running. |
| 0:27.5 | I've been running for more than 22 years myself and my goal with Strength Running is to help you avoid the mistakes that I made in my own career and give you the tools, the strategies and the resources to accomplish all of your big goals. |
| 0:42.0 | Whether that's running your first race ever to |
| 0:44.8 | maybe running your first 100-mile ultra marathon from preventing your next injury |
| 0:49.0 | to becoming a stronger more athletic runner. I'll be bringing you the thought leaders in the running |
| 0:54.8 | industry, the coaches, performance experts, elite athletes, sports psychologists, physical |
| 1:01.0 | therapists, and strength coaches who can give you new insights into how to train |
| 1:06.8 | so you can keep improving. |
| 1:08.7 | I want you to better understand running, to view knowledge as a competitive advantage, |
| 1:14.0 | and to always have the tools to take your running to the next level. |
| 1:18.1 | Because the more you understand the sport, |
| 1:20.0 | the better decisions you'll make about your training. |
| 1:22.6 | Don't miss our other 163 episodes of the podcast, |
| 1:26.4 | our video channel at YouTube.com slash Strength Running, |
| 1:30.4 | or where it all began, Strength Running.com, where you can find all of our training programs |
| 1:35.0 | that help you prevent injuries, run faster, |
| 1:39.0 | developmental skills, or become a stronger, more powerful athlete. |
| 1:43.0 | This episode is also supported by our partner Steady MD. |
| 1:46.0 | If you haven't heard of them, they offer runners a primary care doctor |
| 1:50.0 | who's also a runner so you can get better medical care. |
| 1:53.0 | And they do it all online. |
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